Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 25128
Almshouses: Licensing
Tabled: 20 January 2025
Answered: 29 January 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of exempting alms-houses from Selective Licensing charges.
Answer
Matthew PennycookRegistered providers of social housing are exempt from selective licensing. Almshouses are able to register as providers of social housing, and this exemption will apply for those that do.Local authorities are responsible for selective licensing schemes i...
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